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Rock, Donald A.; Pollack, Judith M. – 1991
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is designed to monitor the transition of a national sample of young adults as they progress from junior to senior high school and then to postsecondary education or the world of work. An in-depth description is provided of the rationale, development, and psychometric properties of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship Education, Geography, Grade 8
Abcug, Lois – 1991
The Teachers Achieving Success with Kids (TASK) mentorship program was designed to improve the attendance, discipline, academic achievement and attitudes of at-risk students attending an urban middle school. In order to develop positive relationships, 25 teacher-student pairs met each day away from the classroom setting and engaged in one hour…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Attitude Change, Behavior Change
Eldred Cindy; And Others – 1991
This semester-long curriculum is designed to increase the self-esteem, leadership skills, and communication, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities of eighth and ninth grade students who are at risk of dropping out of school. The manual offers procedural suggestions for organizing a Going Places class. Individual sections address…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Decision Making Skills, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Eckbreth, Catherine – 1983
Designed for 7th- and 8th-grade students, five lessons using a block of houses in an urban neighborhood help students learn about the history of a neighborhood, the owners of the houses, and the style and architectural features of the homes. Although this unit has been developed for a specific neighborhood, a similar block study could be conducted…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Community Characteristics, Field Instruction, Field Trips
Badger, Elizabeth; Thomas, Brenda – 1989
In the spring of 1988, Massachusetts conducted its second Educational Assessment Program to assess the performance of students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students' responses to open-ended questions in one form of the reading test were studied. One-twelfth of the fourth-graders, one-sixteenth of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1989
This report of statewide enrollments in Connecticut public schools based on enrollments through October 1988 includes projections for: (1) elementary; (2) middle/junior high; (3) high; (4) kindergarten, grade 8, and grade 12; and (5) racial/ethnic groups. Information on the following background factors are also included: (1) births; (2) high…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Elementary Schools, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends
Hough, David – 1989
The junior high school, typically grades 7-8 or 7-9, offers a program that is "not-quite-yet-but-trying-to-be" a high school. The organization of the middle school (commonly the grades 6-8), however, is based on a philosophy of education that was specifically designed to meet the special needs of a preadolescent learner; middle schools incorporate…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Classes (Groups of Students), Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Development
Winfield, Linda F. – 1987
The two exploratory studies presented in this research report used multilevel data obtained in the 1983-84 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) to investigate the relationship between minimum competency testing (MCT) programs and student reading proficiency. A "school effects" paradigm was used in Study 1 to assess the effect…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
Miller, Virginia H. – 1985
A practicum was designed (for grades 7-9) which implemented a speech, drama, and communications course (18 students) at a nonpublic Christian school. The goals of positive student self-image and peer acceptance were emphasized through teacher-made and religious-oriented materials as well as through written and oral student presentations evidencing…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Skills, Course Content, Course Organization
Johnson, Eugene G.; And Others – 1990
Details of the design and data analysis associated with the 1988 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are presented. The 1988 NAEP surveyed American students' knowledge of reading, writing, civics, U.S. history, and geography. Small-scale studies were conducted for mathematics and science. Populations included public school students…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Data Analysis, Databases, Educational Assessment
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1986
The broad objectives of this curriculum are to: (1) develop skills that lead to effective decision making, problem solving, and management in the home, school, community, and workplace; (2) develop concepts and skills basic to home and family responsibilities; and (3) develop personal skills that will enhance employment potential. The syllabus…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Consumer Education, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making Skills
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
This report summarizes the results of the 1984 and 1985 administrations of the following tests in Hawaii: (1) the grade 8 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT), Advanced Level, 6th edition, of the Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Spelling, and Language Subtests; and (2) the grade 10 Stanford Test of Academic Skills (TASK), Level 1, 6th edition of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Content Validity
Moore, Michael; Goldstein, Zahava – 1986
A study investigated the use of a mathematical model to predict individuals' total active Hebrew vocabulary from samples of their written and spoken language. The model is based on a generalized inverse Gaussian distribution. The subjects were Israeli junior high school students from both high and low socioeconomic groups. Hebrew language samples…
Descriptors: Child Language, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grade 8
Taylor, Dollie Walton – 1986
This study tested whether a significant difference exists between academic performance scores of eighth grade students from one-parent homes and those from two-parent homes in the areas of reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and English. School records pertaining to academic achievement, and free-lunch applications were used to collect…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, English, Family Structure
Clemons, Jacquelyn; And Others – 1987
The learning packet is intended to provide the eighth grade social studies teacher with supplemental material for teaching beginning and intermediate students of English as a second language. It contains a variety of activities to assist in developing the student's vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, writing skills, and a working knowledge…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Geography
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